Multiple garment hanger



June 13, 1950 A. P. SWAN SON MULTIPLE GARMENT HANGER Filed April 5, 1946QaGK IN V EN TOR.

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Patented June 13, 1950 UN ITED" STATES PATENT GFFlCE 251 304 'M ULTlPIJE GARMENT HANGER" A'lnia P'. Swanson, Inglewood, Calif. iip'iii'eat'ibnmiiil s, 1946, Serial No. 659,747

SCIa'iins; (015223 91) arcuate shoulders formed of a stick 'orwir'e,'sometimes including a straight lower stick or wire join ing the lowerends of the arcuate shoulders. Conventional type hangers'jcanaccommodate only one or two garments" at onetime such as a coat and.pants unless the garments are placed one over the other and hung bytheir shoulders. In that-event, it is necessary to remove the upper:most garment bforeremdving the ne underneath itl Evenwhenhsmg thestraight lower member as-for hanging mus -m second pair of trousers"draped over the 'first inust be removed before the trousers underneathare accessible.

It is a purpose of this invention 'to provide a novel hanger by 'whichseverar garments maybe conveniently hung simultaneously and independently upon the same hangerbddy. v I

Essentially the invention contemplates the prof vision of v a hangerbody 7 of substantial depth formed with a plurality 'or grooves inspaced hori-: zontalrelation upon the opr'ios'ite faces thereof.Suitable fingers of resilientmaterial are fastened to the hanger bodyfor pivotal spring pressed en'- gagernent over therespectiveobverseandreverse faces ofthe'hanger body for gripping engagement with anyone ormore of thehorizoiital grooves.

Havinguiese features nimind; it san' object of this ihvritiontofifovideahanger upon which Severn garmentshiay bs multanous y and independntl'yhurig' and'fror'n which one ma v b rembvedwithout interfering"with the 'othergar- It is another bbjcfof this invention to provide ahangerunit'which 'will result ma conservation of closet space by'avdiaing the duplication of hangers corresponding to the numberof'garmeats; I

A further obj'ct of thisf revenues :is to pro vide a "new and improvedhanger -constructi'on which can adjustably accommodate i'thfheavy orlight garments. I V s A sun further object or "this" invention 'is toprovide anew and minim/"ea hanger construction adapted to receive eitherlarge" or small garments with substantially qiialfacili'ty;

Another further object is't'o' provide a new and improved hanger uponwhich each arment" may be hung in a folded or stretched conditidn andalso upon which a plurality of light garments may be .tively.

collectively supported without interfering I with other garments'separately supported. a,

It is also an object of this invention to provide "an improved meansbywhich a plurality of'ar- "ticles may be conveniently hung for airing.

uiid'erwear,'hats and the like'whichc'aiinot readily be'hung uponhangers of conventional "construe ti'on'.

With these and ether objectsin View, theinvention consists in theconstructionjarrangement and combination of the various'part'sof thedevice whereby the objects contemplated are attained, as hereinafter setforth, pointed out in the appended claims and illustrated in theaccompanying drawings. I

In the drawings: I s r q p Figure 1 is a front view of a hangerenibodyi'ng this invention. I s

Figure 2 is a top View of "the same. H x 7 Figure 3 is an end'view takenas from the lefthand side of Figure 1. I I A Referring'mor'eparticularlyto' the'drawings there is shown a hanger body generallydesignated by the numeral [0 formed with ,arcuateshoul: ders II and I2substantially similar in shapeand proportions to those in 'a hanger ofthe usual construction. The opposite fac'es l3 and I3""ar'e providedwith a plurality of horizontalvertically spaced grooves including anuppermostset' of grooves 14 and M, a second set of grooves'ltfand l5, -athird set of grooves l6 and i6" and a, fourth or lowermost set ofgrooves I1 and IT, respec Spaced inwardly from lateral edges lB'of thehanger body and in a position above the uppermost groove are holes 'I 9through the hanger body accommodating'pin's 20 and 2| which protrudeupon oppositesides of the hanger body, Each pin has a head 22 on oneendian'd a head 23 on the opposite end for the purpose of pivotallyconfin= ing a set'of spring fingers 25,26 and 2T upon the obverse faceof the hanger'body' and a similar set of spring fingers 28, 2'9 and 30upo'n' there verse side. .Similar sets of such'spring fingers areprovided upon both the left andright hand sides of the hanger bodyv inmutually spaced apart relationship. The tips "32 of the fingersare'lsuitably curved for engagement within the grooves under the springtension of the fingers.

The fingers are superimposed over oneanother at the pin upon each sideof thhanger bodyand ar e'bowed outwardly to a decrfeasingfeiitentfrfomthe innermost finger'2'l to the outerrniostfin'ger 25, for example, forthe two-fold purpose of providing a clearance for the resilient fingersbetween themselves and also for any garments which are hung between thefingers and the body. At the top of the hanger body is an axiallydisposed hook 33 provided for the usual purpose of supporting the hangerupon a clothes pole.

The body of the hanger can be formed with a fiat surface as Well as acorrugated one, although corrugations are preferable in that theycooperate with the ends of the fingers in supporting the garment bydecreasing the amount of direct pressure which must be exerted betweenthe spring fingers and the body to sustain a given amount of garmentweight. corrugations may be continuous, short or even round so as totake the form of a mere recess or depression and may be variously spacedapart whether evenly or otherwise.

The main body of the hanger may be formed of wood, plastic materialcomposition or equivalent substances and may be either solid or hollowin the interior portion. The hook for supporting the same may extendvertically through the full depth of the hanger body and may in thatcase be If desired, whether the hanger body be hollow or solid, asuitable swivel plate may be screwed to the top of the hanger. Thespring fingers may be made from flexible wooden reed, spring steel,plastic or other resilient substances and may take the form of a roundrod or wire or a flat strip.

If desired, the spring fingers may be provided with rubber or plasticsleeves providing either a gripping surface or a smooth surface. Thetips of the fingers need not be curved but may be fiat or substantiallyso. If curved, they may be curved in the opposite direction so as to beengageable with ridges which may be formed upon the hanger body insteadof the grooves which are illustrated.

It will thus be apparent that there has been provided a multiple hangerupon which a series of grips or spring fingers are located on oppositesides of the hanger in spaced relationship in a manner which enablesthem to cooperate with one another to support garments of differentsizes and lengths.

It may be noted that the smooth surfaces above the grooves by means ofthe clips upon the upper body portion may be used for hanging hats orother articles made of stiff, substantially nonpliable material by theirbrims whereby they will not be bent or distorted, a condition whichmight occur if such stiff fabrics were forced into conformance with thecontour of the grooves.

Obviously, the grips may be pivoted at their centers or mounted uponpins or the like which are slidably disposed in a groove traversing theface of the hanger body so as to change the position of the pin relativeto the faces of the hanger body. Obviously, also, any number of fingersmay be provided for each pin whether on one side or both sides thereof.

The resilient fingers are adapted to move past one another withoutinterference so that each finger independently or more than one fingerc0- The grooves or In the event the hanger body is 4 operatively maygrip a garment whether at spaced points or the same point.

The upper edge of the hanger body may be formed with a curved shoulderupon which an additional garment may be hung by the shoulders in theconventional way.

It may be noted that the use of this improved hanger in the usual mannerdoes not prevent its contemplated use as a multiple hanger. It is afeature of the invention that garments simultaneously supported thereonmay be independently hung and also independently removed.

While this invention has been herein shown and described in what ispresently conceived to be the most practical and preferred embodiment,it is recognized that departures may be made therefrom within the scopeof the invention, which is not to be limited to the details disclosedherein but is to be accorded the full scope of the claims so as toembrace any and all equivalent devices.

The invention having been herein described, what is claimed and soughtto be secured by Letters Patent is:

l. A clothes hanger comprising a hanger body formed with a plurality ofspaced recesses and an elongated resilient finger pivotally secured atone of its ends to the body and normally spring urged against saidbody,said other end of said finger being turnable about said pivotalsecurement for selective engagement in any of said recesses.

2. A clothes hanger comprising a hanger body formed with a plurality ofspaced recesses and a plurality of elongated resilient fingers pivotallysecured at one end of each to the body and normally spring urged againstsaid body, the other ends of said fingers being rotatable about saidpivotal securement for selective engagement in ny of said recesses. V

3. A clothes hanger comprising a hanger body formed with a plurality ofspaced recesses and a plurality of sets of elongated resilient fingers,said fingers being pivotally secured at one end of each to the body andnormally spring urged against said body, the other ends of said fingersbeing turnable about said pivotal securement for selective engagement inany of'said recesses, said sets of fingers being provided in spacedpairs on the same face of the body and having selectively cooperative:but independent positions of engagement upon said one side of saidbody.

4. A clothes hanger comprising a hanger body formed with a plurality ofspaced recesses and a plurality of sets of elongated resilient fingers,said fingers being pivotally secured at one end of each to the body andnormally spring'urged against said body, the other ends of said fingersbeing turnable about said pivotal securement for selective engagement inany of said recesses, a pivot pin extending through said body from faceto face thereof, said sets of fingers being jointly secured uponopposite faces of said body by means of said pivot pin. 7

5. A clothes hanger comprising ah anger body formed with a plurality ofspaced recesses and a plurality of elongated resilient fingers pivotallysecured to the body and normally spring urged against said body, theother ends of said fingers being rotatable about said pivotal securementfor selective engagement in any of said recesses, a pair of spaced pivotpins extending through said body from face to face thereof, said fingersbeing jointly secured upon opposite faces of said 5 body by means of andupon each end of each of said pivot pins.

6. In combination in a hanger, a hanger body formed with an arcuaterecess upon a face thereof, a pin through said body spaced from saidrecess and a resilient finger pivotally secured upon said pin andnormally spring urged against said body, an end of said finger beingengageable in said recess for clamping clothes against the face of saidhanger between the end of said finger and said recess.

7. In combination in a hanger, a hanger body formed with an arcuaterecess upon a face thereof, a pin through said body spaced from saidrecess and an outwardly bowed resilient finger pivotally secured uponsaid pin and normally spring urged against said body, an end of saidfinger being engageable in said recess for clamping clothes against theface of said hanger between the end of said finger and said recess.

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